Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 165 The Azure Wave Sword Embryo is Complete! [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"The highest good is like water, benefiting all things without striving; the strongest force transforms into the gentlest, breaking through a thousand fathoms without leaving a trace. Through nine cycles of tribulations, each tribulation a deep abyss, one crosses the tribulations with the sword..."

Ji Yuan recalled the general outline of the "Canglan Nine Tribulations Sword Manual" in his mind, and the spiritual energy in his body circulated continuously along his meridians.

He released his divine sense and could clearly feel that wisps of water were rising from the surface of Yunyuze Lake, eventually gathering beside him and being absorbed into his body by his circulating spiritual energy.

After traveling through the meridians, it settled into his dantian.

Water condenses and transforms into flying swords.

According to the cultivation technique, if the fight takes place near water, the flying sword can also draw upon the water energy of heaven and earth to suppress it. The more Nine Tribulations Sword Embryos there are, the stronger the water energy it can draw upon.

This technique is truly mysterious, and no one knows who created it.

Ji Yuan pondered this in his mind while continuously absorbing the water energy from the Yunyu Marsh.

This allows it to gather in the dantian, condensing into the embryo of a flying sword.

At first, the water transport was not noticed, but later, as more and more water transport was brought along, the water transport became a visible light blue.

The formation protects the island.

Ji Yuan remained completely still.

A full day passed in this way, until Ji Yuan felt that he could no longer absorb even a trace of water energy, at which point he stopped the operation of his cultivation technique and focused his inner gaze on his dantian.

A light blue flying sword hovered above his dantian, radiating a light blue divine light, and slowly rotated.

"out!"

With a thought, the embryo of his natal flying sword emerged from his dantian and floated in front of him.

Even before it was activated, Ji Yuan could already feel the terrifying power emanating from the flying sword embryo. Its sharpness was fully revealed!

He thought about it for a while, but in the end he still couldn't bear to try it with his own Purple Lightning Flying Sword.

Instead, he rummaged through his storage bag and pulled out a shield of superior magical artifact quality.

"cut!"

Ji Yuan reached out and slashed, and the flying sword embryo fell down in the same direction.

The sword blade slashed down from the center of the shield, not quite as smooth as cutting through tofu, but not far off.

The flying sword fell without any resistance, and in the blink of an eye, the high-grade magic weapon was split in two, right in the middle.

"If cutting through a high-grade magic weapon is so easy, what about top-grade magic weapons, or... spiritual weapons?"

Ji Yuan was reluctant to use it for testing, so he could only wait until they clashed again to try it out. He hoped that this flying sword embryo would not disappoint him.

Moreover, compared to the Purple Lightning Flying Sword, which is a highly refined flying sword.

The flying sword embryo, which shares the same origin as Ji Yuan's martial arts and was born in the dantian, is significantly easier to handle, and the sword moves according to one's will.

Not only that, but its power will also be much greater.

Ji Yuan estimated that it could at least reach the level of a mid-grade spiritual weapon, or even a high-grade spiritual weapon!

Of course, the sword embryo of this natal flying sword also has its weaknesses, because it is only a sword embryo, not a complete flying sword.

Therefore, the sword blade is naturally much less durable.

It is extremely easy to be destroyed by force... Once the sword embryo is destroyed, it will be a million times more difficult to reassemble it, and there is a high probability that it will never be able to be reassembled again.

In this way, when it comes time to refine one's natal magic weapon at the Golden Core stage...

Normally, those who cultivate this "Sword Manual" have nine natal flying swords, but you only have eight... so the sword formation you activate won't be complete.

Their abilities are naturally inferior to others.

Therefore, it was mentioned many times in the book "Sword Classic Insights" that Li Gang gave him.

It is not recommended to use the sword embryo in battle unless absolutely necessary during the Foundation Establishment stage. Even if you do reach this stage, after releasing the flying sword to kill someone, you must immediately store it in your dantian to prevent it from being destroyed.

If you're targeted and the other party uses some kind of magical artifact... then you're in danger.

After carefully examining the sword embryo, Ji Yuan put it back into his dantian and nurtured it gently.

According to the cultivation method, one only needs to condense two sword embryos in the early stage of Foundation Establishment to break through to the middle stage. Now that Ji Yuan has nurtured the first sword, it means that he has already gone halfway on the path of the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

The remaining time is simply spent absorbing spiritual energy to fill the dantian.

"So it seems... Foundation Establishment cultivation isn't so difficult after all."

But then I thought about it again. Putting aside the cultivation insights of past generations that Li Gang gave me, the personal guidance from a Golden Core cultivator alone is a privilege that ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators cannot enjoy.

Another small breakthrough has been achieved on the path of cultivation.

Ji Yuan was in a great mood, so he immediately jumped off the cliff and then... slaughtered pigs and fish, and enjoyed a hearty meal.

Finally, Ji Yuan looked at the Tempering Pearl that had been produced in his hand.

He also had some ideas.

I am an alchemist... I only need to grind this Qi-Tempering Bead into powder and incorporate it into a pill... In the end, the power of the Qi-Tempering Bead will definitely be somewhat diminished.

But it will definitely still have some effect.

Moreover, it can also deceive others and prevent the Iron Hammer Island Master from noticing.

After so many years of getting along, Ji Yuan naturally trusted Tie Chui. His personality was similar to that of Old Master Xu, and he was trustworthy.

To put it bluntly, if you really wanted to give him this "elixir" that could help build a strong foundation, he would rather die than reveal it.

Since he had nothing else to do, Ji Yuan decided to pull off this job. As for what kind of pill he would integrate the Tempering Pearl into, he had his own ideas.

Qi and Blood Pill.

The Qi and Blood Pill for healing uses blood essence as its main ingredient, which can improve qi and blood. Now, it is combined with the Tempering Pearl, which can enhance physical strength.

The problem is not big.

Ji Yuan spent half a day pondering in the Enlightenment Room and found the point of integration.

The powder for the Quenching Pearl should be added at the final stage of pill condensation to minimize the loss of the Quenching Pearl and to avoid impacting the original medicinal properties of the Qi and Blood Pill.

If it is added too early, the medicinal properties will clash, and there will be no other medicine in the main ingredient that can match the medicinal power of the Tempering Pearl.

This way, it's impossible to achieve the desired result.

Ji Yuan even considered rolling a layer of Quenching Pearl powder on the surface of the Qi and Blood Pill after it was finished being refined.

But that would be too obvious.

"I still have... 78 Qi Refining Beads. It wouldn't be good to give too many at once. I'll give you 10 for the first time, and then gradually give you more later. Besides, these pills are difficult to refine and require many precious medicinal materials."

"Hmm... Island Lord Iron Hammer will definitely offer spirit stones. Fine, if he offers, I'll accept it. If I don't accept it, given Iron Hammer's personality, he won't feel at ease taking the pill. Besides, as a veteran Foundation Establishment cultivator for decades or even centuries, he must have accumulated quite a few spirit stones."

Ji Yuan, full of dreams, refined 10 improved versions of Qi and Blood Pills.

More than a month later, Ji Yuan took the opportunity of returning to Forget-Worry Island to detour to Iron Hammer Island.

Unexpectedly, they encountered the Iron Hammer Island Master heading out...

Ten more days passed before the Iron Hammer Island Master returned from his trip.

Ji Yuan returned to the island and met him again.

"Damn it, some of the younger generation in the family are always causing me trouble. They're such useless people, and I have to clean up their messes at my old age."

Upon seeing Ji Yuan, the Iron Hammer Island Master cursed and swore.

Indeed, Ji Yuan has seen quite a few things like this.

Ji Yuan had considered expanding his family and uniting his clan to assist in cultivation, but he abandoned the idea after learning about the situation of many cultivation families.

It's alright for my own children; if I spend more time looking after them, they should be fine.

They might be helpful, but with so many offspring... the quality will be mixed up, unless you spend a lot of money and time to raise them.

But that would be a losing proposition.

Instead of relying on one's own power, it would be better to focus on improving one's cultivation level.

Of course, if one were truly born in a mortal kingdom, a world where resources are extremely scarce and spiritual energy is extremely rare, then perhaps cultivating one's own lineage would indeed be a viable path.

But there's no need for that now.

"They can't solve it; they can only rely on you, their ancestor."

Ji Yuan said with a smile.

The Iron Hammer Island Master waved his hand, "Forget it, let's not talk about these unpleasant things."

"Speak up, you never come here unless you need something. What do you want?"

The Iron Hammer Island Master sat down opposite Ji Yuan, staring with his large, copper-bell-like eyes.

Ji Yuan just stared at him.

Only then did he realize that this senior had indeed aged considerably, with most of his hair turned white... Ji Yuan took out an improved version of the Qi and Blood Pill from his storage bag.

"Eat it."

Ji Yuan didn't offer much explanation and simply handed over the pill.

"Um?"

Looking at the pill that floated in front of him, it was impossible for the Iron Hammer Island Lord not to hesitate. What if someone suddenly gave you a pill and asked you to eat it? What if it was poison?

But since this person was Ji Yuan... the Iron Hammer Island Master hesitated for a moment, but still chose to believe him.

He picked it up and threw it directly into his mouth, swallowing it whole.

"What the hell... damn it!"

The pill dissolved instantly upon entering the stomach, releasing its pure medicinal power.

As an old man with great wisdom, the Iron Hammer Island Master didn't need any prompting. He immediately guided the blood energy and poured it into the acupoints that hadn't yet been opened.

After half an incense stick's time had passed.

With a muffled groan, the Iron Hammer Island Master's blood and qi surged, becoming somewhat more abundant.

He slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of foul air.

"Hey kid, where did you get your hands on this amazing stuff?!"

The Iron Hammer Island Master's voice was filled with undisguised joy, "This Taichong acupoint has been troubled for me for several years. Today, thanks to your elixir, it has been opened, relieving my heart's distress."

Ji Yuan just stared at him without saying a word.

"you……"

The Iron Hammer Island Master had another question.

Ji Yuan suddenly released the suppression of his blood and qi. In an instant, an extremely strong blood qi surged from his body, and along with it, visible blood qi swirled around him.

Upon seeing this, the Iron Hammer Island Master was so frightened that he stood up abruptly from his seat, staring at the person in front of him in disbelief.

"Hey Hammer, I think I could smash you to death with one hand right now, what should I do?"

Ji Yuan grinned, feeling extremely pleased as he watched the Iron Hammer Island Lord's panicked appearance.

"You...you've also reached the Foundation Establishment stage in terms of physical strength?"

When the Iron Hammer Island Master asked this question, he himself was somewhat unsure of himself.

Physical foundation building.

Aren't those supposed to be legendary figures? How come they're appearing right in front of me?!

Ji Yuan withdrew his blood energy, returning to his ordinary appearance. Then he took out a jade bottle containing nine round pills.

"There are nine left, which should be enough for you to open up nine acupoints. I will try to refine some more later, so that you can experience the feeling of building a foundation for your body."

"You...I...you..."

The Iron Hammer Island Master sat back down in his original seat, looking at the bottle of pills on the table.

There was a time when physical foundation building was something he had always dreamed of, but now that the opportunity was right in front of him, he hesitated.

Seeing this, Ji Yuan sighed.

"Senior, this is my biggest secret, you must keep it safe for me."

"Where did you get this stuff from? Pills to help build a strong foundation, that's practically defying the heavens..." The Iron Hammer Island Master couldn't understand it at all.

Ji Yuan used the explanation he had prepared in advance: "I am an alchemist myself, and by chance I obtained the inheritance of an ancient alchemist. His inheritance contains the method of refining this pill. Now that I have established my foundation, I thought I would like to ask my senior for a hand."

"You're lucky."

Upon hearing this explanation, the Iron Hammer Island Master naturally had no reason to doubt it.

Receiving the legacy of a predecessor is a perfectly normal thing; the only difference is the extent of the legacy received.

"These pills must be expensive. I've already gotten a huge advantage from you by giving them to me. Putting everything else aside, I'll pay for the herbs myself."

The Iron Hammer Island Lord paused for a moment, then said, "Fifty mid-grade spirit stones for one pill, is that enough?"

50 mid-grade spirit stones... Ji Yuan estimated his costs. Blood essence was produced in the [Pigpen], so it was basically zero cost. The Qi Refining Bead was also produced in the [Pigpen], but only one spirit pig could produce one. So the cost was at most 10 spirit stones, which was still low-grade spirit stones.

Nowadays, the Iron Hammer Island Master asks for 50 mid-grade spirit stones at a time.

That's just a cost of 1 yuan, reselling it for 500 yuan?

"That's too much. 30 spirit stones would be enough, senior."

Ji Yuan couldn't take too much from them, since tempering the acupoints wasn't something that could be solved with just one or two.

He estimated that even if the Iron Hammer Island Master was fast, he still had at least two hundred acupoints that he hadn't successfully tempered.

"Is that enough?"

That's enough.

"Alright then, here are the spirit stones needed for these pills."

The Iron Hammer Island Master tossed over a storage bag, then casually put away the bottle of pills on the table.

"Alright, you should go back now."

"Um?"

"What are you looking at me for? Hurry up and go back to refine pills for me. Damn it, once I've reached the Foundation Establishment stage, let's have another fight. Then I'll show you what it means to be strong even in old age."

"Hehe, then I'll hold off on giving you the last pill and beat you into submission first."

Iron Hammer Island Master: "..."

"You're ruthless, aren't you? I admire you more than anyone else."

Ji Yuan put away the spirit stones, laughed loudly, and went out the door.

Once he left Ironhammer Island, he reverted to his usual low-key and cautious demeanor, even keeping his head down while piloting the flying boat.

I returned home just over a month ago.

He then received a message from Du Wanyi.

Han Feiyu has successfully completed his foundation building!

In the now defunct Water Dragon Sect Mutual Aid Association, he became the second person to successfully establish his foundation after Ji Yuan.

When the Water Dragon Sect Mutual Aid Association was mentioned, Ji Yuan recalled something he had heard about some time ago.

When Han Feiyu first took over as the head of the Water Dragon Sect Mutual Aid Association, many people ignored him and even skipped the scheduled gatherings.

But we can wait until he returns from the Nine Netherworld Cave Heaven and becomes a disciple of the Golden Core stage True Man Xuan Shui.

That would be different.

The group from the mutual aid society held small meetings every three days and large meetings every five days, and each time they personally invited Han Feiyu, addressing him as "Master of the Society".

Han Feiyu went a few times at first, but after he realized that these people were trying to get something out of him, he never went again.

Upon learning the news, Ji Yuan immediately sent a message to Han Feiyu to congratulate him.

Han Feiyu seemed to have already chosen the location of his island, and even Xuan Shui Zhenren had already helped him open up the island in advance. The only thing missing was the opening ceremony.

Ji Yuan didn't do it, but Han Feiyu did.

He not only has to do it, but he has to do it big.

One of the main reasons is that he is now the sect leader's disciple, and it seems that Master Xuanshui intends to turn his island opening ceremony into a "social event".

It is said that many Golden Core cultivators will also be present at that time.

As a result, the island opening ceremony was no longer something Han Feiyu could decide, and the date of the ceremony was even postponed to several months later.

There's no rush for the celebrations.

Han Feiyu then sought out Ji Yuan.

Having been informed in advance, Ji Yuan arrived at Wuyou Island ahead of time to wait.

A day later, when Foundation Establishment cultivator Han Feiyu arrived at Ji Yuan's Worry-Free Island, he naturally showered him with praise.

"I'm waiting for the day when Brother Han's Soul-Falling Island opens. It will be much more impressive than my Worry-Free Island."

"Don't mention it, sigh."

Han Feiyu waved his hand and shook his head, saying, "When you're in the martial world, you're not in control of your own destiny. I'd like to live a carefree life like Brother Ji, cultivating all day long and not caring about worldly affairs."

Ji Yuan is just listening to this.

Even back when he was still in Zengtou City, Han Feiyu was never one to stay idle.

"Little did they know, Brother Han's current life is the envy of countless people."

"That's true."

Han Feiyu didn't pretend and readily admitted it.

After exchanging pleasantries, Ji Yuan asked curiously, "Brother Han, what brings you here to see me?"

Several days earlier, Han Feiyu had already sent a message to Ji Yuan in advance, asking if he was in the sect.

Ji Yuan had no idea what Han Feiyu was up to.

But thinking that he had just established his foundation, he probably wouldn't have anything important to ask him, and would probably just want to share his joy, so he agreed.

Then Han Feiyu made it clear that he would come to find him today, so Ji Yuan returned to Wuyou Island from Misty Island in advance to wait.

"It's nothing really, I just wanted to ask if you're free these next couple of days, Brother Ji?"

Han Feiyu asked with a smile.

"Oh?"

Ji Yuan did not answer immediately because Han Feiyu did not say what it was about.

This is like when someone asks you "Are you there?", it's hard to say whether you are or not.

Fortunately, Han Feiyu spoke up quickly.

"We both come from Yunyuzhe and are fellow townsmen from Zengtou City. Now that we have both successfully established our foundations, I was thinking of asking if you have time so we can go back to Zengtou City for a visit."

(End of this chapter)